. >>> america's contractors are giving high praise to the "s" curve on the bay bridge. they named it one of the best construction projects of 2010. the "s" curve actually opened in september of 2009 as a temporary link to the new eastern span. critics immediately blamed it for several serious accidents including a fatal crash in which a truck driver plunged over the side. since then, there are extra warning signs, rumble strips and clearer lane markings. >>> experts in japan say high radiation detected outside the fukushima nuclear power plant is probably due to a partial meltdown of fuel rods. today, the company that owns the plant says plutonium has been detected in the soil near the reactors. hundreds of tons of contaminated water has been found in a number of places in the complex including the basements of several buildings. that needs to be removed before workers can restore electricity to the plant's cooling system. some experts say the situation is more serious than previously thought. traces of radioactive iodine have turned up in rainwater as far away as massa